Chess Puzzle #19CeU — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 735 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen d2; rooks d1/h1; bishop e3; knight e7; pawns a3/b2/c2/e4/f5/g6/h5. Black: king e8; queen b7; rooks b8/h8; bishop c6; pawns a6/c4/d6/e5/f6/g7/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc6 — knight e7→c6, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxb2# — queen b7→b2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack. The combination ends with Qxb2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r2k2r/1q2N1pp/p1bp1pP1/4pP1P/2p1P3/P3B3/1PPQ4/2KR3R w k - 1 22

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